I'm considering the time...it is longtime,but....I been to rehab before and after rehab I went back to my old thinking...It did not changed me internally.I have lots of baggage from the past.What is one year forgetting clear sober head.I'm not interested in another short term sobriety.I go to AA,have sponsor,but still struggle.

Sometimes to just need to make that commitment and be away from influences to get clean and healthy. Is what you are doing out side helping right now? ARE YOU STRUGGLING TO STAY CLEAN AND FEEL UNHEALTHY? Sorry not yelling just hit caps but too lazy to change what I already wrote:) Anyway my point is if you are struggling and nothing is working then you have answered your question.
I like to think that there are no mistakes in this life what we do and where we go leads us to where we need to be.
Good luck and God bless

LivinLife...good point...but they have hundreds treatments allover USA,lots in big cities.It is for any age...The name teen challenge is little confusing,because it is for anybody,any age.

rachylA...yes I Was thinking hard about everything...But one morning I just wake up a feel-YES,this is what I need.I'm binge drinker and when i drink...wow...almost died at least 6 times.my bf find me on the highway,pas out.I don't remember what i'm doing most of the drunk time...danger to my self...big time.

also...I will get a phone # from somebody who graduated from this exact program...so I will know more.

I think it is important that the doctrine and ethos will not clash with AA ideas. Remember you will need to get back to AA upon your return home.

Is some of this time 2nd or 3rd stage treatment??

I am a committed Christian but I don't think I would have wanted to go to a religious institution in order to get sober. Just because the program is long, it doesn't mean that it is more effective than others.

thank you everybody.

I thought about this more and I think this is such a good idea to go away long term. I have to disagree with serenity-I really think some of us need time to really re-learn how to live, and this for some must be done in patient long term. I know this is not the popular thing to do, as who has this amount of time, let alone money or patience? But we have this one life, and it is up to us to do WHATEVER it takes to get healthy. I really think that our brains sometimes are so dang sick and twisted we need 24/7 intervention for awhile.

I went more to the faith based side for my recovery. I still do AA but I also like the "celebrate Recovery" programs we have here. It is through the local church and does kinda the faith with the AA guidelines. For myself it took getting more faith based to get sober and stay that way. AA helped me realize I was not alone with the way I think and my "problem".

I can't wait to see what you find out and what you decide.

Europagirl, some of your replies later on in this discussion post concern me so please bear with me if I put them here and pose some questions about them.

Ignore them as you wish but it comes from a caring perspective:

"I go to AA,have sponsor,but still struggle."

Have you gone through the 12 Step programme and done all the work required?

In AA it is only possible to find the solution through a spiritual awakening as a result of the Steps, if you are alcoholic. Not through meetings, not through sponsors.

"I been to rehab before and after rehab I went back to my old thinking...It did not changed me internally."

Me too, when I came out of rehab I was drinking again within a short time.

Although it saved me from myself for a while I still had to come out and live in the real world - the facility affiliated itself to the 12 Steps and its directive was to go to AA and finish the programme.

Is there an after care policy at this facility?

"I'm considering the time...it is longtime,but...I have lots of baggage from the past.What is one year forgetting clear sober head.I'm not interested in another short term sobriety."

You will get 12 -14 months straight through not drinking - if they keep tabs on your freedom. Then it's up to you.

Do you consider whether or not you might feel a bit institutionalised by the time you come out?

I was sent to a very strict boarding school for a couple of years - i.e. twice as long but I could go home for school holidays inbetween.
I remember running a bit wild every time I went home for the holidays.

Not good for an alcoholic, recovered or not, if that's the way you might feel when you come out. You may not of course, but please consider the possibility.